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Greens host hui to promote Maori youth network
Friday, 8 November 2002, 4:15 pm | Green Party
Green Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei yesterday hosted a hui at parliament to promote the development of a national Maori youth network which would provide national Treaty education and strategy development for Maori youth. More >>
Government must keep Telecom in line
Friday, 8 November 2002, 9:09 am | Green Party
The Government's failure to properly safeguard the interests of phone users is responsible for the huge rise in Telecom connection charges for rural people, Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald said today. More >>
Govt should not be giving grants to gambling ind.
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 6:03 pm | Green Party
Green Gambling Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said it was unbelievable that a Government agency, let alone one headed by Jim Anderton, had granted $100,000 to a distributor of pokie machines. More >>
Ban booze ads to reduce teen drinking - Nandor
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 6:01 pm | Green Party
Green Youth Affairs Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today repeated calls for a ban on alcohol advertising, in light of figures showing that teenagers between 14 and 17 spend $140 million per year on alcohol, an average weekly consumption of $12.40 per ... More >>
Greens urge Labour to back four weeks holiday
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 5:59 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today reiterated its support for four weeks holiday for all workers and challenged the Labour Party to stick to its own policy and principles and do the same. More >>
Government "stacking" toxic spray advisory group
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 5:42 pm | Green Party
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry obviously intended to "stack" its new Painted Apple Moth community advisory committee with people sympathetic to the spraying, Green Party Biosecurity Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>
Tourist overcrowding opportunity for other areas
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 5:38 pm | Green Party
While overcrowding of our most popular tourist areas raises issues about the future management of New Zealand tourism, and particularly the issue of access for New Zealanders, there are a variety of possible responses, Green Tourism Spokesperson Mike Ward said ... More >>
Government defies ruling on asylum seekers
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 5:28 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has produced figures that show the Government is ignoring a High Court ruling against large-scale detention of asylum seekers. More >>
"Corngate" inquiry terms of reference welcomed
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 4:14 pm | Green Party
The "Corngate" inquiry terms of reference are broad enough to reveal the truth behind the suspicions of GE-contamination of sweetcorn planted in 2000, Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Arrests no solution to homelessness
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 2:37 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos has reacted angrily to Winston Peter's comments that homeless protestors at the Cenotaph were "an appalling sight" and "offensive", and blamed him for today's arrest of one of them. More >>
Cut to price of milk step in right direction
Wednesday, 6 November 2002, 3:06 pm | Green Party
Green Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street today welcomed a planned decrease in the wholesale price of milk as a step in the right direction, although issues surrounding lack of competition in the processing industry needed to be addressed. More >>
Fast-tracked GE process ignores farmers
Wednesday, 6 November 2002, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The tiny window of opportunity given to farmers and other members of the public to make submissions on a key GE issue is an indication that the Government's mind is already made up, Green Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>
Telecom ripping off rural people
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 6:50 pm | Green Party
Telecom is ripping off rural people with its decision to hike connection fees by upwards of 2400 per cent in the most isolated areas, Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald said today. More >>
Flagging away violence
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 6:28 pm | Green Party
Green MP Mike Ward and Green Party supporters will tomorrow [Wednesday November 6] plant white flags in Parliament's grounds to form a peace sign, marking the YWCA's "Week Without Violence". More >>
When will Ngawha prison cost too much?
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 2:22 pm | Green Party
Green Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today questioned when the Corrections Minister would pull the plug on the controversial new prison at Ngawha, in light of news of yet another budget blowout. More >>
Pressure mounts on Govt over mental health crisis
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 2:12 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford will today challenge Health Minister Annette King in parliament over a long overdue report which is expected to point to a meltdown of mental health services in the Auckland region. More >>
Greens tell Government to stop chasing rainbows
Monday, 4 November 2002, 4:37 pm | Green Party
The Government's 'bold proposal' to eliminate tariffs on industrial goods is a flight of fancy that could end up costing this country much more than it saves, Green Trade spokesperson Rod Donald said today. More >>
Rings Safe In Wellington
Monday, 4 November 2002, 12:47 am | Green Party
Cancelling the Lord of the Rings night-time festival in Wellington is an hysterical over-reaction to the threat of terrorism, Green MP Keith Locke said today. More >>
Locke welcomes Nats Support for SAS Withdrawal
Friday, 1 November 2002, 2:13 pm | Green Party
Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke has backed Bill English's call for our SAS troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. More >>
DHBs Squandering Mental Health Millions
Friday, 1 November 2002, 9:31 am | Green Party
Green Mental Health Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said she was shocked to learn that millions of dollars of core mental health funding was being spent by District Health Boards in areas other than mental health. More >>
